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Obama praises Greece, raps EU austerity on final foreign trip INTERNATIONAL

Obama praises Greece, raps EU austerity on final foreign trip

US President Barack Obama cautioned European leaders on Tuesday against relying only on austerity to tackle the debt woes of struggling economies and also urged greater solidarity with Athens on the migrant issue.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Migrants clash with police, torch Greek camp offices INTERNATIONAL

Migrants clash with police, torch Greek camp offices

Migrants at a camp on the Greek island of Lesbos on Monday hurled stones at police and torched temporary offices used by asylum officials in an hour-long protest over conditions.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
UK toddler missing in Greece killed in accident: Police INTERNATIONAL

UK toddler missing in Greece killed in accident: Police

A UK police team probing the more than two-decade old disappearance of a British toddler on the Greek island of Kos said Monday the boy was likely killed in an accident.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Greek police fire tear gas at pensioners during Athens protest INTERNATIONAL

Greek police fire tear gas at pensioners during Athens protest

Greek police on Monday fired teargas to control a demonstration of pensioners protesting over cutbacks to their benefits, part of an austerity drive dictated by international lenders.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pakistani boy gang-raped in Greek migrant camp: police INTERNATIONAL

Pakistani boy gang-raped in Greek migrant camp: police

Four Pakistani minors have been arrested for allegedly gang-raping a 16-year-old Pakistani boy in a Greek migrant camp, police said Wednesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
For refugees in Greece, long wait for asylum is ‘like death’ INTERNATIONAL

For refugees in Greece, long wait for asylum is ‘like death’

Life in Greece has become so difficult for Amir and Walaa, teachers from Syria, that they sometimes think about returning to the home they risked everything to flee.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Four elderly people die in Greek flash flooding ASIA

Four elderly people die in Greek flash flooding

At least four people died in widespread flash floods caused by heavy rains which lashed Greece overnight, the country's fire brigade said on Wednesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Greece wants 'Plan B' after Turkey threatens to quit EU migrant deal INTERNATIONAL

Greece wants 'Plan B' after Turkey threatens to quit EU migrant deal

The European Union needs to come up with an alternative plan for tackling migration after Turkey threatened to back out of an accord to help stem the influx of migrants to Europe ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Eight Turkish coup plotters request asylum in Greece ASIA

Eight Turkish coup plotters request asylum in Greece

A Turkish military helicopter landed in Greece on Saturday carrying eight officers seeking asylum after a coup bid, Greek police said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Greece clears more makeshift migrant camps INTERNATIONAL

Greece clears more makeshift migrant camps

Greek police on Tuesday cleared two more improvised migrant camps near its border with Macedonia, moving occupants to state-run facilities, officials said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Stuck in Greece, migrants queue for access to asylum INTERNATIONAL

Stuck in Greece, migrants queue for access to asylum

Dozens of migrants and refugees stuck in Greece queued up in Athens yesterday to register for access to its asylum system

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Greek police evacuate more of squalid migrant camp INTERNATIONAL

Greek police evacuate more of squalid migrant camp

Greek police moved hundreds more migrants out of Idomeni, the squalid tent city where thousands fleeing war and poverty have lived for months, on the second day of an operation likely to last a week.

4:45 AM November 25 2016